Economical and easy to prepare, onion soup is the comforting recipe par excellence. We give you the secrets to success for sure and delight young and old gourmands.
Tasty and satiating, onion soup is perfect for warming up when temperatures start to drop. If its recipe has continued to evolve over time, this dish requires very little preparation and especially few ingredients: onions, a little white wine or broth, butter, slices of bread, and a touch of grated cheese. Imagined during the reign of Louis XV during a hunting party, onion soup is now an integral part of French gastronomy.
The preparation of onions
To make a delicious soup, choose medium-sized onions that are not damaged or stained. Prefer yellow onions that are perfect for dishes that require a long cooking time such as gratins, simmered dishes... And soups. On the quantity side, count on average one beautiful onion per person. If they are smaller, plan two per person.
For homogeneous cooking and the obtaining of well-melting onions, thinly slice the onions: peel them and cut them into slices one or two centimeters wide. Then simply color the onions in the pan over low heat with a little butter while watching the cooking to prevent them from burning, add a nice spoon of flour to bind everything before covering with hot broth.
A gratin soup
What would onion soup be without a nice layer of gratin cheese? You can opt for Emmental, county, or Cantal for an original version. We can also replace the traditional Emmental with cheddar or goat cheese (yes, yes!).
Grate the cheese and spread it over slices of toast or directly in a thick layer above the soup. Then all that remains is to bake everything to gratin the cheese. Do not hesitate to cover the soup bowls with aluminum foil or parchment paper to prevent the cheese from burning. It is ready when the latter is well browned and when the bread has swollen well.
The recipe for onion soup
Ingredients for 6 people:
6 large onions
40 g butter
1.5 l of broth or 20 cl dry white wine + 1 l of water
6 slices of country bread
80 g grated cheese
1 spoon of flour
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Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 200°C (thermostat 6-7).
Peel and chop the onions and colour them in butter for 15 minutes.
Then sprinkle with flour. When the flour has taken on a nice color, pour in the hot broth (or wine and water), and cook for 15 minutes.
Spread the cheese over the slices of bread and bake them in the oven.
Place on the soup and serve hot.
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